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Tarun Saxena

Clinical Trials Project Leader II
Duke Clinical & Translational Science Institute
701 W Main St, Suite 500, Durham, NC 27701

Overview


Tarun Saxena is an Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University. Prior to this, Tarun was a Research Engineer at the Georgia Institute of Technology where he focused on elucidating failure mechanisms of brain-machine interfaces. Tarun completed his Ph.D. and Master’s degrees at Syracuse University and his undergraduate studies in Biomedical Engineering at Osmania University, India. Tarun is passionate about understanding the workings of the nervous and immune systems, and his research interests lie in the area of neurological trauma, ranging from developing a basic understanding of regenerative failure to design and implementation of therapeutic strategies with a focus to treat spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries. More recently, he has focused on bioengineering strategies to contain and halt metastatic brain tumors. He has collaborated actively with researchers in several other disciplines. Tarun has served as a peer reviewer for various journals, conferences, and grant review panels and has had his work and commentary published in journals such as ACS Nano, Biomaterials and, Nature Materials. Tarun enjoys being active, playing and watching cricket and tennis, hiking, reading books, and enjoying good food and drinks.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Recent Publications


Neuromechanobiology: An Expanding Field Driven by the Force of Greater Focus.

Journal Article Advanced healthcare materials · October 2021 The brain processes information by transmitting signals through highly connected and dynamic networks of neurons. Neurons use specific cellular structures, including axons, dendrites and synapses, and specific molecules, including cell adhesion molecules, ... Full text Cite

Engineering Controlled Peritumoral Inflammation to Constrain Brain Tumor Growth.

Journal Article Advanced healthcare materials · February 2019 Brain tumors remain a great clinical challenge, in part due to their capacity to invade into eloquent, inoperable regions of the brain. In contrast, inflammation in the central nervous system (CNS) due to injuries activates microglia and astrocytes culmina ... Full text Cite

Toward Functional Restoration of the Central Nervous System: A Review of Translational Neuroscience Principles.

Journal Article Neurosurgery · January 1, 2019 Injury to the central nervous system (CNS) can leave patients with devastating neurological deficits that may permanently impair independence and diminish quality of life. Recent insights into how the CNS responds to injury and reacts to critically timed i ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Precise Photoacoustic Imaging Guidance in Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters

ResearchProgram Manager · Awarded by North Carolina Biotechnology Center · 2024 - 2026

Cas13d-based nanotherapy targeting undruggable transcription factor HoxB13 to inhibit prostate cancer metastasis

ResearchProject Manager · Awarded by North Carolina Biotechnology Center · 2023 - 2025

Debiasing Clinical Care Algorithms

ResearchProject Leader · Awarded by American Heart Association · 2024 - 2025

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Education, Training & Certifications


Syracuse University · 2010 Ph.D.